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Thank you to all for successful Goose Day To the Editor: The Goose Day spirit was alive and well in the Juniata River Valley last week! The Visitors Bureau thanks everyone that participated, attended, and hosted Goose Day festivities. Some of the fun started as early as Sept. 1 when “The List” was published on our website. That day, we had a jump of 1,700 views. These numbers represent more than our residents looking for something new to do. As the month passed, we talked with people from a variety of Pennsylvania towns and cities as well as other states. From Huntingdon to ...

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News offers clarity: Wake up voters! To the Editor: New York Post – Never forget, it was the teachers’ union and the Bidens (Jill and Joe) who sacrificed a generation of kids with lockdowns and long lockouts from schools during the pandemic. We know now that the Bidens were the ones who overruled their own experts and closed the schools at the urging of the school boards. Cowboy State Daily, 11/30/22 – Chinese ownership of lithium mines in the U.S. raises concerns: State Rep upset that U.S. is ceding market. This is the only lithium mine now operating in the U.S. Without a ...

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How to tell fact vs. fiction today To the Editor: When I listen to or read about what the world is putting forth nowadays, I believe the question needs to be asked, what is the truth? It seems that everybody has their own concept and adds their own twist to each event as it comes to light. So, it is difficult to understand what is truly fact or fiction. When Jesus was before Pilate, Pilate confronted Him about being king of the Jews, Jesus answered him with these words: “Thou sayest that I am king. To this end was I born and for this cause came I into the world, that I should ...

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Thanks to those who helped Adopt-a-Planter To the Editor: The Downtown Lewistown Adopt-a-Planter Program is a coordinated effort to maintain 52 planters along Market Street and in the mall area. As autumn begins and brings the end of our seventh season, I’d like to thank the 28 talented planter sponsors. These lovely individuals, businesses and organizations have thoughtfully considered a design, purchased plants, and fed and watered their planters all summer. And, they’ve done it all on their own time and money. Many of them are now replacing the tender annuals in their ...

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Thank you to those who made Day of Caring a success To the Editor: Thank you to everyone that made the 26th Day of Caring a success! United Way of Mifflin-Juniata kicked off the 2024 annual fundraising campaign with the 26th Annual Day of Caring on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Approximately 508 volunteers spent the day painting, landscaping, building and cleaning. This year’s effort helped 43 different non-profit agencies and government entities throughout Mifflin and Juniata Counties save over $60,000! The assistance that agencies receive through Day of Caring is critical. For ...

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The writing is on the wall for public schools To the Editor: It’s only a matter of time before public school administrative consolidation is mandated by the State Education Department if the local public-school districts haven’t done it on their own. There used to be 14 public state colleges in Pennsylvania; today there are only 10. That’s because three state universities in Central Pennsylvania and three state universities in Western Pennsylvania consolidated administratively into one. In case you didn’t know it, Bloomsburg University, Lock-Haven University and Mansfield ...